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Not only was the prince to enter in through the eastern gate but He was to exit by the same. Eze. 44:3 It is solely His gate, for His use and His entrance into all of that which is Holy and pure. When He entered in it was in the capacity of the great high priest for He carried His own blood to the very throne of God. Heb. 6:20 Thus providing an eternal salvation to all who will believe. He entered into a place constructed by the Lord alone. Not the work of the hands of men but into heaven itself, where even now He is our advocate before the throne. Heb. 6:20 Note also that the gate will not be shut until the evening. Christ will come and receive His own in the end or the evening of the age and will take them with Him through the gate before it is closed. Eze. 46:2.
By the time that Ezekiel was carried around to the north gate, the shining, brilliant, radiant glory of the Lord had filled the house. Eze. 44:4 This we see in the dedication of every house of worship which was built unto the Lord. How much more will it be true of the most wonderful of all, the Bride of Christ. Haggai spoke of the shaking of all nations which will cause them to come to the ìDesire of All Nations. NKJV Hag. 2:7 In more ways than one, we have recently experienced situations which have shaken the whole world and we are not yet through. Most definitely the peoples of this earth will experience a mighty world wide revival where they are given an opportunity to receive the Lord Jesus and be filled with His glory. Those who do not take advantage of the opportunity afforded them will have to face Him as He comes in glory, not to bless but to judge. Rev. 11:18.
So majestic, so powerful was the very sight of the glory of the Lord that Ezekiel immediately fell on his face before the Lord. While still prone before the Lord the Lord spoke to him concerning that which is His will in regard to being obedient to the Word and the fulfilling all of His commandments. It is a time for house cleaning. The expulsion of those in the household of faith who are living contrarily to the Word. The Lord spoke a Word to Ezekiel which must seriously be considered. Those who are uncircumcised, yet found in the house of the Lord cause the whole to be polluted. That is, those who have not experienced circumcision of the heart.
Rom. 2:29 Note also, that a true Jew is one inwardly and not outwardly.
It is a matter of the laying aside the works of the flesh by having them severed from our soul and spirit and it is called the circumcision of Christ, i.e. that which is necessary for those who would desire a place in the perfected church or the body of Christ. Col. 2:11-11.